Today's Wildlife Encounter

[The Navigator]

Looks like a young willow warbler Ian.

[IanDarkpeak]

Closest I can come to is a Grasshopper Warbler.

Looks like a young willow warbler Ian.

I'm not very good on the small birds but they were the two options that came out favourite for me.

[IanDarkpeak]

Just back from a breezy run along the strines road when an unusual leaf blew across the road. It was trying to get back with little sucess. turned out to be a tiny chick. Picked it up and it didn't want to get off. Managed to find some shelter in the bracken, noisey little chap.

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A Warbler? Wheatear? some sort of finch, c'mon Andy's(Warfee and DT) what was it.

100m up the path and just 4 ft off it is a curlew nest, every time I go near it(I take a wide berth) the birds put on cracking display to lead me away, however it's exactly the the same every time I pass it, a bit further on there is a Lapwing nest on the other side of a dry stone wall, the lapwings are a bit more agressive though so I keep my head down and move on.

[Rodders]

Looks like a young willow warbler Ian.

Navi, I think you are right.

[wharfeego]

Looks like a young willow warbler Ian.

Navi, I think you are right.

I'd go with that. Grasshopper Warblers have more streaked plumage.

[that_fjell_guy]

Dead Mole. Any idea's why/how a mole would be dead above ground with no obvious signs of attack and no 'damage'?

[Grouse]

I'd like to know any idea about that too, saw one like tat a couple of years ago WHICH reminds me, saw a dead shrew on the path yesterday which happens a lot and I bet to lots of other people too - I have always assumed these are fresh kills which the predators have abandoned at the sound of galloping fell shoes. Oh and - saw a roe (think) deer too, near the Lad's Leap route looked at me for a bit then leaped away through the bracken. Wish I could jump like that.

[Grouse]

BTW Geoff it wasn't one of those expensive ones...:w00t:

[noel]

Dead Mole. Any idea's why/how a mole would be dead above ground with no obvious signs of attack and no 'damage'?

Moles bury their dead above ground.

[GeoffB]

BTW Geoff it wasn't one of those expensive ones...:w00t:

Ha ha!